{"id":99064,"date":"2025-07-28T09:58:15","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T09:58:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/99064\/"},"modified":"2025-07-28T09:58:15","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T09:58:15","slug":"nba-legend-stephen-curry-admitted-seeking-words-of-advice-from-former-president-barack-obama-nba-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/99064\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA legend Stephen Curry admitted seeking words of advice from former President Barack Obama | NBA News"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"NBAStephen Curry and Barack Obama. Image via: Getty Images It is a tradition in the NBA for the players to reach out and seek some advice from some of the great personalities. Players such as Kobe Bryant and LeBron James have also reached out to famous personalities such as Michael Jordan and Hakeem Olajuwon. They have to do this to improve their skills and gain a better knowledge about the game, and an improved perspective about life.NBA legend Stephen Curry also hopped into the trend, but the Warriors\u2019 star chose to reach out to someone beyond Sports. He sought out Former U.S. President Barack Obama<\/a> for some advice. The 44th President of the United States has his own way of interacting with people. He even has a thing for basketball, it seems, and admires Stephen Curry. <\/p>\n

Stephen Curry admitted that he once reached out to ex-President Barack Obama for a piece of advice<\/p>\n

The 44th POTUS has a different notion when it comes to addressing the nation. His soothing voice is liked by people all over the world. It wasn\u2019t easy for the Warriors\u2019 icon to reach out to Barack Obama. However, from what he recalled, he had a decent amount of conversation with him, and that seemed to change everything. <\/p>\n

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With time, Stephen Curry built a strong connection, and he managed to approach him for some advice. \u201cPresident Obama\u2019s been an unbelievable voice for me in terms of certain things,\u201d Stephen Curry said on 360 With Speedy. \u201cI can just call him, ask a question.\u201d \u201cHow did you communicate?\u201d asked the host. \u201cAs you can imagine, there are levels to what it means to be a part of the Obama Family\u201d, the Warriors star replied. \u201cBut they\u2019re accessible, let\u2019s put it that way.\u201d<\/p>\n

A closer look at the interview that featured Stephen Curry on 360 with Speedy<\/p>\n

Stephen Curry admitted how he has a deep connection with the Obama Family. He also stated how the former President hyped him up on the court. \u201cHe\u2019s always hyping me up on the court\u201d, said Stephen Curry. \u201cTo have something that we get to do with Michele and something she\u2019s passionate about for a while \u2026 That\u2019s a big deal. It\u2019s still surreal to even talk like that. But that\u2019s good people to be partners with,\u201d Stephen Curry said, mentioning Michelle Obama<\/a>, the former First Lady. <\/p>\n

Barack Obama has an unwavering love for basketball<\/p>\n

One might wonder why Stephen Curry could have probably approached the former U.S. President for Sports advice. They should know that Barack Obama is a hardcore basketball fan. He appeared on the court side to support one of his favorite players, Stephen Curry. He may have never played a game in the NBA, but he surely has a deeper insight into what it actually looks like. This is the exact reason why Stephen Curry approached him in the first place.Also read: Injured Angel Reese receives unexpected praise from Indiana Fever coach Stephanie White<\/a><\/p>\n

FAQs<\/p>\n

Why did Stephen Curry approach Barack Obama?<\/p>\n

Stephen Curry approached Barack Obama for some words of advice. <\/p>\n

Who is Barack Obama?<\/p>\n

Barack Obama is the 44th POTUS of the United States. <\/p>\n

For which team does Stephen Curry play?<\/p>\n

Stephen Curry plays for the Golden State Warriors of the NBA. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Stephen Curry and Barack Obama. Image via: Getty Images It is a tradition in the NBA for the…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":99065,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[11744,64848,64850,3140,57471,1260,64851,64852,62,64849,3366,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-99064","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nba","8":"tag-barack-obama","9":"tag-basketball-advice","10":"tag-celebrity-sports-connections","11":"tag-golden-state-warriors","12":"tag-michelle-obama","13":"tag-nba","14":"tag-nba-advice","15":"tag-nba-tradition","16":"tag-sports","17":"tag-sports-personalities","18":"tag-stephen-curry","19":"tag-united-states","20":"tag-unitedstates","21":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/114930273773374375","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99064","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=99064"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99064\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/99065"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=99064"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=99064"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=99064"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}